Cyclotron
It is a particle accelerator first made by Ernest Lawrence in 1932
The circular motion of a charged particle perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field is used in accelerating ions to high energies. The charged particles are accelerated in steps by subjecting it to perpendicular magnetic field and alternating electric field.
It consists of a pair of hollow, metallic, semi circular cylindrical chambers called dees.
Dees are arranged in a evacuated chamber, seperated slightly along their diameters. The source ions is placed at the center of the gap between the poles of a strong electromagnet which provide large magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of the dees. The dees are connected to the terminals of a High Frequency Oscillator.
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History of particle accelerators begin win Ernest Lawrence
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